“Extra Man” and “Saturday Night” Bookend 2010 Boston Indie Fest

"Extra Man" and "Saturday Night" Bookend 2010 Boston Indie Fest

The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) has unveiled its 8th anniversary lineup, which will run from April 21 – 28 at venues across Boston. The festival, which will feature 120 film screenings, panels, parties, and more, will focus on the latest in international and American cinema. The fest’s opener, “The Extra Man,” directed by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman (“American Splendor”), stars Paul Dano, John C. Reilly, Katie Holmes, and Kevin Kline, who will receive a Career Acheivement Award from the festival. The film, which premiered at Sundance, is the story of a young man that escorts wealthy New York widows, who takes a young aspiring playwright under his wings. On April 28, James Franco’s SNL doc “Saturday Night,” which premiered to great fanfare at SXSW, will close the festival.

Screenings for this year’s edition will occur at four of the city’s venues: the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square, Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, and The Institute of Contemporary Art in downtown Boston.